Monthly Archives: May 2014

Posted on Thursday, 05.29.14 New book sparks renewed discussion of jailed Cuban novelist BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES NGAMEZTORRES@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM The publication in Miami of the novel El verano en que Dios dormía (The Summer When God Was Sleeping) has revived the controversy surrounding Cuban dissident writer Angel Santiesteban, who is serving a five-year sentence on the […] Continue reading →

May 25, 2014 The war on women (Communist Cuba version) Silvio Canto, Jr. The ladies in white, or “Las Damas en Blanco”, are women who march every Sunday after mass or other services. They’ve drawn international attention because they are peaceful and simply want freedom in Cuba, or the release of their husbands, sons or […] Continue reading →

Letter to Obama Sparks Controversy / 14ymedio Posted on May 24, 2014 14ymedio, Havana | May 23, 2014 A letter published this week, signed by more than forty American personalities, asked Barack Obama to ease measures toward Cuba. In an unusual gesture of consensus, former senior U.S. politicians, military, analysts and businessmen advocate relaxing the […] Continue reading →

30 Ladies in White Arrested / 14ymedio Posted on May 24, 2014 Police Mount an Operation to Prevent a Meeting in Havana 14ymedio, Havana | May 23, 2014 As of midnight Thursday, the police deployed a strong operation around the headquarters of the Ladies in White in Havana. Once a month these women gather in […] Continue reading →

Posted on Friday, 05.23.14 Cuba still blocks blogger Yoani Sanchez’s digital newspaper BY JUAN O. TAMAYO JTAMAYO@ELNUEVOHERALD.COM A digital newspaper launched by Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez remained blocked on the island Friday but continues to publish fresh stories and gained more than 5,100 Twitter followers in its first three days. People on the island who […] Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 05.22.14 No time to ease up on Cuba OUR OPINION: Havana has done nothing to warrant U.S. concessions HERALDED@MIAMIHERALD.COM Just as interest groups in this country mount a renewed effort to improve U.S. relations with Cuba, the regime in Havana offers fresh evidence that this is no time for Washington to ease […] Continue reading →

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